According to a recent Insa poll, the AfD ranks first in Berlin for the first time. This comes days after CDU mayor Kai Wegner withdrew as the top candidate.
The poll shows the AfD as the strongest force in the capital. However, government majorities lie elsewhere.
Stefan Evers is the new top candidate for the Berlin CDU. He stepped in two months before the election for the fallen Kai Wegner.
Evers reported homophobic experiences during the campaign.
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Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner has withdrawn as the CDU's top candidate for the state parliament election on September 20. The party's district chairs agreed on Finance Senator Stefan Evers as his successor.
Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner called his CDU party's drop in a recent election poll a concerning signal for the city. The Left Party leads with 20 percent, followed by the Greens and AfD.
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A current poll shows the AfD reaching a new record in Brandenburg and clearly surpassing the SPD and CDU coalition partners.
Four months before the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is preparing a comprehensive personnel overhaul in ministries and authorities. Top candidate Ulrich Siegmund considers 150 to 200 positions realistic. The party fears resistance from the existing administrative apparatus.
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The AfD parliamentary group opened its first democracy congress on Friday at the Paul-Löbe-Haus in Berlin. Participants will discuss freedom of opinion, media and human rights until Saturday afternoon.